Chuck Mangione

To pay 60 musicians for rehearsal and performance is quite something, and I decided I wouldn't be able to handle that kind of situation financially again, unless somebody else was taking care of that end of it. ”

I do not mind having written the song at all. I just wish that I had written it in a different key, as the high d is hard to play. I am glad that I wrote something that brought joy to millions of people. ”

I am glad that I wrote something that brought joy to millions of people. ”

I was blessed to work with The Jazz Messengers when the two piano players were Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea. ”